Austin Tunnell
@AustinTunnell
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Founder @build_culture. Fusing the liberal arts with construction & real estate to build a more beautiful, resilient & thriving world for people. Newsletterđ
Oklahoma City
Joined November 2023
Well folks: we passed City Council unanimously last night for our 1-acre infill Townsend project with 20 for-sale townhomes and 8,700 SF of boutique commercial in downtown Edmond (Oklahoma City metro). Gearing up to break ground this spring. Boy this is going to be FUN!
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Congrats to @mspringut and his team at @Monumental_Labs. Got to visit his workshop (before they moved) earlier this year, and what they have cooking is super exciting!. Recommend following along if you care about building beautiful, multi-century architecture again.
Major news for @Monumental_Labs dropped in Fast Company today. 1/ We raised some money! Over $8m, most recently in a $7m seed round led by @alexisohanian's 776 (details below). 2/ Weâve secured our new HQ! Almost 40k sq ft in Greenpoint, Brooklyn that will become the largest
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The infinite pursuit of safety doesnât lead to human flourishing. It leads to the opposite.
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Itâs worth noting that âlife and safetyâ and âaccessibilityâ are two of the top reasons for why this is now illegal today. Yet this is such a quintessentially human space. In our blind pursuit of âmaking sure nothing ever goes wrongââweâve completely dehumanized our habitat.
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Another cool photo of one of our buildings at Selah (a walkable neighborhood). Iâm deeply inspired by Dutch architecture and urbanismâand got the chance to do a stepped gable and stone caps here. But overall remarkably simple detailing!. Beauty doesnât have to be complicated.
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Good summary!.
@AustinTunnell: our âdeconstructed city, this assembly-line livingâ is (besides health/societal issues) unaffordable to maintain and fuels debt spirals. Gentle density with âmany centersâ preserves communities amidst urban expansion. Great hardware enables great software
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Stunning. We plan to build things like this in the not-too-distant future. While no groin vaults, Townsend will be a similar scale and will have some real magic to it like this does. Oh, and weâve got gas lanterns going in.
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Why is everyone feeling poorer? WellâŚ.
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Our friends at Selah (walkable neighborhood near Norman) recently posted this. Love seeing our building as the backdrop of a vibrant community!. Iâd say itâs doing its job well.
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Iâm in awe: 2.3k likes and not a single person commented that I misspelled âfluorescentâ. Given how ruthless Twitter can be, Iâll take it as a sign the message of better office space resonates so loudly with people it distracted them!! đ.
No more florescent lights!. No more mini golf as an âamenityâ. Just beautiful, intentional spaceâfor deep focus, creative collisions, and being surrounded by people who actually care about their work.
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Deep, focused work is really important to me. I don't want lots of distractions. But I DO want the ability to step outside of my focused work easily for a short break: a walk in the park, 15 minutes in the sun in a beautiful courtyard, a small convo at the coffee station with
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Most people think the future of more affordable housing is prefab. I am much more bullish on distributed manufacturing. Vertically integrated, local, process focused, tech forward. Iâm excited about what these guys are doing & have my eye on them. Would love to bring to OKC.
Two days ago, we surpassed 700,000 engineering hours @buildwithcuby. In that time, @AKandrashou and I have shown very little to the world (a function of moving fast rather than moving loud); despite signing pretty large contracts and breaking ground on our first stateside MMF.
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No more florescent lights!. No more mini golf as an âamenityâ. Just beautiful, intentional spaceâfor deep focus, creative collisions, and being surrounded by people who actually care about their work.
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Doing good, human-scale development often feels like going to war with every department, entrenched law and broken system. And that's just to get the permission. Then you still have to build it. Wild.
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A beautiful workspace designed for entrepreneurs, freelancers, small teams, and client facing professionalsâin the heart of downtown Edmond. Our goal with launching Apollo: help you look forward to going to work again! . Productivity + health + social + professional development
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Weâll be breaking ground in a few months. If youâre looking for workspace in Downtown Edmond and interested in joining the wait list or learning more, DM me and we can set up a short call to see if itâs a good fit for you. And if youâre not in Edmond: would love your support.
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Imagine working from here every day?. I have a thesis: people work better in beautiful, life-giving spaces. Designed for entrepreneurs, freelancers, small teams, and client facing professionals. Location: Downtown Edmond
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Had an awesome time at @EdgeEsmeralda last week! Great to be around such inspired and big-picture-thinking people.
Such a fun, special panel to host at @EdgeEsmeralda for Cities of Tomorrow week. Visionary builders @devonzuegel, @AustinTunnell, @bobbyfijan, @Cobylefko talked future of cities on these themes: top-down v bottom-up, incentives, trust, optimism, & action. Paraphrased notes âŹď¸
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HUGE NEWS!!. Ever wanted to work out of a Building Culture space? Not just one of our buildings, but a workspace operated with the same intention as our architecture?. Launching in late 2026. If you're interested, shoot me a DM. I'll send you the deck and a calendar where we
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Just got into Healdsburg for @EdgeEsmeralda. Here through Sunday. Look forward to connecting with friends and new folks! . Iâve got a good feeling about this week and am super impressed by the organization.with all thatâs going on. Cold plunges and sauna at the hotel? Letâs go!.
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RT @devonzuegel: I am seriously looking forward to @AustinTunnell's talk on Saturday, June 14 đ. Session Title: Cutting Edge Old Tech.SneakâŚ.
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